Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-12-21

Philadelphia, Monday. December 10, 1887.

Store we fixed as one of its
principals that every article we
sold could be returned in good
order within a specified time,
and, like a bank check, draw,
the money back.
The only general exception
was for a short period preced-
ing and following the HOLIDAYS.
In ten years we have learned
a good deal, and the crudeness
OF the new system of retail
business is wearing away.
Studying to do better and
better by our customers and
improving and improving all
over our store we have come
to feel that we want the one
system OF return goods and re-
turn OF money to prevail at all
times of the year.
Therefore we now announce
that the purchases for the hOLa-
days anil be Just as retat1maHe
as any other time IN tie year,
and that Hereafter from one
gears end to another there shall
be but one rule regarding er-
changes.
There is one store in Phila-
delphia where buyers are abso,
lutely safe all the time and sure
in their purchases all the year
round.
These are the four founda-
tons Of this business:
Qualify and price of every
thing guaranteed.
Pho more than proper value
for anything, but less than
the usual price for many
things.
3-All the year round almost
everything mot foot h
brushes, mattresses and a few
like things) subject to return
within ten days if in proper
order for refund Of money.
A vast and nearly perfect
stock of best makes of mer-
chandise.
To keep up the full operation
of our rules of exchange and
refund OF money during these
extra days we shall employ ad
ditional assistants and oper
new desks.
As all hours Of the day seen
equally busy we cannot Justly
ask customers to come at any
special time; but at all hour.
we will do our utmost to faith
fully serve them.
We are next door to the
suburban towns by Broac
Street Station, three minute.
distant.
Store will be ready for bust
ness rather earlier than usua
for the next few days. We shall
close not earlier than 6.3o P
M. until Friday evening.
On Saturday and Throughout
t next week we shall keep oper
in the evenings until ten o'clocl
to accommodate many who are
employed all day and who mus
make purchases at night.
r Seven nights of 35l hour
/ each are not many in a who'll
year for our clerks to work, es
Pecially when they take turn
, in relieving each other alternat
. nights SO faras they choose, an,
) we are able to arrange for re
liefs.
The number of employees o.
] the payroll this day (Decembe
: 10, 1887 at this one Store
:: Abs. Philadelphia is the onl
z city in the world that has sue
: a place as this, so far as W
know.
We began last January to &c
n ready for this Christmas bus
ness time.
h Clearing off a few table
i here and a dozen feet or yarc
/ Of Store counter there and ge
4 ting a lot OF Holiday Good
e consigned that are call that
IS left of an importers stock
le not our idea of proper servic
for our trusting and expectin
customers.
&c 1t is a kind of high art
al catch, by contact with the PEI
Il q pie, the needs of the Christm;
ID times and carry the Christina
p thoughts to the keen-witte
s. souls who invent and contriN
n. and conjure and create for OF
to Holiday joy.
on Some of our best men. fro
y January to December, nev,
take their thoughts from Il
he Christmas preparing.
nd There are fashions in Toll
% ed Goods and Toys, Vienna war
ed and Cut Glass, Jewel and Clio.
nd Boxes. We are in the swi
Of and swing Of that fashion. La
an years fancy goods would
~ He more do for us this year tn